Sometimes you stumble upon an interesting article, but reading it right away just isn’t possible. Maybe you’re commuting, cooking, or simply multitasking. That’s where Chrome’s article listening feature steps in, letting you turn any webpage into an audio experience, almost like having your own personal narrator.
Enabling the “Listen to This Page” Feature
Currently, this feature is available on Android and works best with English content. Open Chrome on your phone and head to the article you want to hear. Tap the three dots in the top-right corner to open the menu, then choose “Listen to this page.” If you don’t see the option immediately, give the page a moment to fully load—it usually pops up after that.
Once enabled, a small player bar appears at the bottom of your screen. You can pause, rewind by ten seconds, or speed things up if the standard pace feels too slow. For those who prefer customization, tap the three dots in the player and select “Voice” to adjust the narration’s sound.
Extra Controls and Customization
You can tweak a few more things while listening. Chrome lets you highlight text as it’s read aloud or enable auto-scrolling, making it easier to follow along visually if you want to glance at the text.
And here’s something interesting: Google is testing AI-powered playback in its Canary version of Chrome. This feature may soon offer summarized audio versions of articles, allowing you to choose between full narration and quick takeaways.
Alternative Option for iOS and Beyond
If you’re on iOS or prefer something different, Google’s Gemini can also read out articles. Just open Gemini, share your screen, and ask it to read the page. It might pause occasionally, but a simple “continue” command keeps things going.
For now, though, Chrome’s built-in tool on Android works smoothly and makes catching up on articles easier than ever.
